Hygienist Monday to Thursday

Coast Dental; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Coast Dental is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist in Georgia to deliver high-quality hygiene services, assess periodontal status, and support diagnosis alongside the dentist.

You will educate patients, perform prophylaxis and radiography, apply fluoride, and participate in planning re-care intervals while adhering to state regulations and standards.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed and in good standing with the state.
• Associates or Bachelor's degree in dental hygiene.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and CPR certificate.
• Willingness to partner with the dentist and work well as a team member.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' teeth, bone, and periodontal tissues for abnormalities.
• Create periodontal treatment plans based on the dentist's diagnosis.
• Perform prophylaxis and remove deposits using appropriate instruments.
• Instruct patients on home care and educate about oral health.
• Place locally administered antibiotics as needed as part of perio therapy.
• Perform in-office whitening procedures and radiographic imaging.
• Apply fluoride and sealants as preventive care.
• Determine re-care intervals and follow-up needs.

Skills

Licensed dental hygienist

Team collaboration

Education

Associates or Bachelors in dental hygiene

Tools

BLS/CPR

Job description

Job Purpose

Registered Dental Hygienists are assigned duties and responsibilities which involve licensed professional work providing dental hygiene services. A Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) implements appropriate standard of care therapy, assists a dentist in providing hygiene, periodontal or dental care and treatment, provides dental hygiene assessments, creates treatment plans based on a dentist's diagnosis, and provides oral and overall health care education and instruction to patients.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Assess patients' teeth, bone, and periodontal tissues indicating the presence of any abnormalities or suspected diseases or conditions.
• Creates periodontal treatment plans based on the dentist's diagnosis.
• Bring to the immediate attention of the dentist any suspected lesion in the mouth or on the teeth.
• Thoroughly remove soft and hard deposits and extrinsic stain from teeth, using hand instruments, ultrasonic cavitron inserts, and prophy handpieces.
• Instruct patients on good oral hygiene practices, recommend appropriate products or devices for patients' home care, and provide other health care education, as necessary.
• Perform prophylaxis in the absence of periodontal disease or gingivitis.
• Perform full mouth debridement, either as a first stage gingivitis therapy or to remove interfering calculus to further enable a more accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.
• Perform scaling and root planning as a periodontal therapy.
• Place locally administered antibiotics as supportive periodontal therapy.
• Implement irrigation and desensitizing procedures or products as adjunctive to periodontal therapy.
• Position and expose dental and carpal radiographic film and sensors.
• Perform in-office whitening procedures, including first application of gel, curing the gel, and subsequent applications.
• Apply cavity-preventive agents, such as fluorides and pit and fissure sealants.
• Make recommendations as to patients' re-care interval and follow-up needs.
• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned and allowed under applicable Florida state laws and regulations.

Background Screening Requirement (Florida)

If this is a FL position, the State of Florida requires completion of a Level 2 background screening through the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). If you do not currently have an active Level 2 screening, our Onboarding Specialist will coordinate and schedule the screening for you.

For additional information, please visit the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse:

https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

In accordance with HB 531.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed and in good standing with the state.
• Associates or Bachelor's degree in dental hygiene.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
• Must be willing to partner with the dentist and work well as a member of the total dental team. Should have visual acuity and manual dexterity, since they use dental instruments within a patient's mouth with little room for error.